Spring-hanger



(No Model.)

J. A. MACK 8 G. HANSON.

SPRING HANGER.-

N0. 315,644. Patented Apr. 14, 1885.

faz/f/yfzr j MM ' JAZ -nay WIfiAfLESES UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE-OJACOB ANSEL MACK AND CHRISTIAN HANSON, OF MADISON, WISCONSIN.

SPRING-HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 315,644, dated April14, 1885.

Application filed November 30, 1883. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, J AOOB A. MACK and ()nnrsrmn HANSON, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Madison, in the State of W'isconsin, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Spring-Hangers, of whichthe following is a specification, to wit:

This invention relates to an improvement in hangers for vehicle-springs;and it con sists in certain peculiarities of construction, substantiallyas will be hereinafter more fully set forth. V

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which our inventionappertains to make and use the same, we will now proceed to describe itsconstruction, referring to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1is a bottom perspective view of our hanger applied to part of the frameof the vehicle'body, and Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. i

A represents one of the cross-bars forming the supportingframe of avehicle-body, to the under side of which is secured a spring-hanger, B,intended to take one end of a platformspring. This hanger B consists ofa main plate, 21, having ears b b formed on each side, which are bent upand clasp the side of the bar A, and through which is passed a bolt, 0,as shown. This plate is formed also with a rear extension or lug, 6through which and also the main body of the plate are passed bolts a of,the latter of which serves also to secure in place the step-plate C ontop of the cross-bar. From the plate I) extend down two arms, D D, whichare bent toward each other, and between their lower ends is pivoted by abolt, (1, a yoke, D, which stands within the arms B, and between thearms of this yoke the eye in the end of the spring is secured by a bolt,d.

The device described is a firm and simple means of securing the springsof a platformvehicle, and gives the spring ample play in all its motionswhen in use, and the plate 12, being bolted to the cross-bar in bothdirections, is very strongly held, and not liable to give way under anysudden strain.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In a hanger for platform-springs, the plate 1), formed with ears I),clasping the side of the D, in combination with the yoke D, hingedbetween the lower ends of said arms, and provided with the bolt (1, allconstructed and arranged to operate substantially as and for the purposeherein set forth.

In testimony whereof we affix oursignatures in presence of twowitnesses.

JACOB ANSEL MACK. CHRISTIAN HANSON.

Witnesses:

Burns B. SMITH, WALTER Dnwrr.

cross-bar, the extensionb, and bent arms D

